What is "moon"

Moon \Moon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mooned; p. pr. & vb. n. Mooning.]

1. To expose to the rays of the moon.

   If they have it to be exceeding white indeed, they seethe it yet once more, after it hath been thus sunned and mooned.
   --Holland.

2. To expose one's naked buttocks to (a person); -- a vulgar sign of contempt or disrespect, sometimes done as a prank.

Moon \Moon\, v. i. To act if moonstruck; to wander or gaze about in an abstracted manner.

Elsley was mooning down the river by himself.
--C. Kingsley.

Moon \Moon\ (m[=oo]n), n. [OE. mone, AS. m[=o]na; akin to D. maan, OS. & OHG. m[=a]no, G. mond, Icel. m[=a]ni, Dan. maane, Sw. m[*a]ne, Goth. m[=e]na, Lith. men[*u], L. mensis month, Gr. mh`nh moon, mh`n month, Skr. m[=a]s moon, month; prob. from a root meaning to measure (cf. Skr. m[=a] to measure), from its serving to measure the time. [root]27

1. Cf. Mete to measure, Menses, Monday, Month.] 1. The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See Lunar month, under Month.

   The crescent moon, the diadem of night.
   --Cowper.

2. A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any member of the solar system; as, the moons of Jupiter or Saturn.

3. The time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in her orbit; a month.
   --Shak.

4. (Fort.) A crescentlike outwork. See Half-moon.

5. The deliberately exposed naked buttocks. [slang] Moon blindness.

   1. (Far.) A kind of ophthalmia liable to recur at intervals of three or four weeks.

   2. (Med.) Hemeralopia.

      Moon dial, a dial used to indicate time by moonlight.

      Moon face, a round face like a full moon.

      Moon madness, lunacy. [Poetic]

      Moon month, a lunar month.

      Moon trefoil (Bot.), a shrubby species of medic ( Medicago arborea). See Medic.

      Moon year, a lunar year, consisting of lunar months, being sometimes twelve and sometimes thirteen.

      blue moon, see blue moon in the vocabulary.

Old English mona, from Proto-Germanic *menon- (cognates: Old Saxon and Old High German mano, Old Frisian mona, Old Norse mani, Danish maane, Dutch maan, German Mond, Gothic mena "moon"), from PIE *me(n)ses- "moon, month" (cognates: Sanskrit masah "moon, month;" Avestan ma, Persian mah, Armenian mis "month;" Greek mene "moon," men "month;" Latin mensis "month;" Old Church Slavonic meseci, Lithuanian menesis "moon, month;" Old Irish mi, Welsh mis, Breton miz "month"), probably from root *me- "to measure," in reference to the moon's phases as the measure of time.\n

\nA masculine noun in Old English. In Greek, Italic, Celtic, Armenian the cognate words now mean only "month." Greek selene (Lesbian selanna) is from selas "light, brightness (of heavenly bodies)." Old Norse also had tungl "moon," ("replacing mani in prose" - Buck), evidently an older Germanic word for "heavenly body," cognate with Gothic tuggl, Old English tungol "heavenly body, constellation," of unknown origin or connection. Hence Old Norse tunglfylling "lunation," tunglœrr "lunatic" (adj.).\n

\nExtended 1665 to satellites of other planets. To shoot the moon "leave without paying rent" is British slang from c.1823; card-playing sense perhaps influenced by gambler's shoot the works (1922) "go for broke" in shooting dice. The moon race and the U.S. space program of the 1960s inspired a number of coinages, including, from those skeptical of the benefits to be gained, moondoggle (based on boondoggle). The man in the moon is mentioned since early 14c.; he carries a bundle of thorn-twigs and is accompanied by a dog. Some Japanese, however, see a rice-cake-making rabbit in the moon.

c.1600, "to expose to moonlight;" later "idle about" (1836), "move listlessly" (1848), probably on notion of being moonstruck. The meaning "to flash the buttocks" is first recorded 1968, U.S. student slang, from moon (n.) "buttocks" (1756), "probably from the idea of pale circularity" [Ayto]. See moon (n.). Related: Mooned; mooning.

n. 1 The largest satellite of Earth. 2 Any natural satellite of a planet. 3 (context literary English) A month, particularly a lunar month. vb. 1 (context transitive colloquial English) To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest. 2 (context intransitive colloquial English) (''usually followed by'' '''over''' ''or'' '''after''') To fuss over something adoringly; to be infatuated with someone. 3 To spend time idly, absent-mindedly. 4 (context transitive English) To expose to the rays of the Moon.

1. v. have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming" [syn: daydream]

2. be idle in a listless or dreamy way [syn: moon around, moon on]

3. expose one's buttocks to; "moon the audience"

1. n. the natural satellite of the Earth; "the average distance to the moon is 384,400 kilometers"; "men first stepped on the moon in 1969"

2. any object resembling a moon; "he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light"; "the clock had a moon that showed various phases"

3. the period between successive new moons (29.531 days) [syn: lunar month, lunation, synodic month]

4. the light of the moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the moon was bright enough to read by" [syn: moonlight, moonshine]

5. United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920) [syn: Sun Myung Moon]

6. any natural satellite of a planet; "Jupiter has sixteen moons"

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.

Moon may also refer to:

Moon is the third full-length studio album released by Japanese solo artist Gackt on June 19, 2002. Instead of a booklet, the album comes with a printed note by the artist, asking readers to "sense" the record's story, rather than analyzing the lyrics. The booklet was eventually included in the packaging of Moon's 2003 follow-up Crescent. Both albums are conceptually linked, as well as his more recent albums Diabolos and Last Moon from the "Moon Saga".

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Moon is the ninth album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy and was recorded in Rome in 1969 and originally released on the BYG Actuel label. It features five compositions by Lacy performed by Lacy, Italo Toni, Claudo Volonte, Irene Aebi, Marcello Melis and Jacques Thollot.

The Moon is Earth's only permanent natural satellite. It is one of the largest natural satellites in the Solar System, and the largest among planetary satellites relative to the size of the planet that it orbits (its primary). It is the second- densest satellite among those whose densities are known (after Jupiter's satellite Io).

The Moon is thought to have formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago, not long after Earth. There are several hypotheses for its origin; the most widely accepted explanation is that the Moon formed from the debris left over after a giant impact between Earth and a Mars-sized body called Theia.

The Moon is in synchronous rotation with Earth, always showing the same face, with its near side marked by dark volcanic maria that fill the spaces between the bright ancient crustal highlands and the prominent impact craters. It is the second-brightest regularly visible celestial object in Earth's sky after the Sun, as measured by illuminance on Earth's surface. Its surface is actually dark (although it can appear a very bright white) with a reflectance just slightly higher than that of worn asphalt. Its prominence in the sky and its regular cycle of phases have made the Moon an important cultural influence since ancient times on language, calendars, art, and mythology.

The Moon's gravitational influence produces the ocean tides, body tides, and the slight lengthening of the day. The Moon's current orbital distance is about thirty times the diameter of Earth, with its apparent size in the sky almost the same as that of the Sun, resulting in the Moon covering the Sun nearly precisely in total solar eclipse. This matching of apparent visual size will not continue in the far future. The Moon's linear distance from Earth is currently increasing at a rate of per year, but this rate is not constant.

The Soviet Union's Luna programme was the first to reach the Moon with unmanned spacecraft in 1959; the United States' NASA Apollo program achieved the only manned missions to date, beginning with the first manned lunar orbiting mission by Apollo 8 in 1968, and six manned lunar landings between 1969 and 1972, with the first being Apollo 11. These missions returned over of lunar rocks, which have been used to develop a geological understanding of the Moon's origin, the formation of its internal structure, and its subsequent history. After the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, the Moon has been visited only by unmanned spacecraft.

Moon (styled as Moon.) is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Tactics, a brand of Nexton, released on November 21, 1997 playable on Windows PCs. The game was described by the development team as a . The story follows the protagonist Ikumi Amasawa, a girl who joins an organization called Fargo in the hopes of discovering why and how her mother died, who was a member of the same group. The gameplay in Moon follows a branching plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction, and focuses on the three female main characters. The game ranked twice in the national top 50 for best-selling PC games sold in Japan.

Much of the staff that created the game later became the founding members of the visual novel brand Key. Moon was the starting point for Key's origins, and was the first time the principal Key team was formed. A novel based on the game written by Midori Tateyama was released in July 1998 by Movic. The game's original soundtrack was released bundled with Dōsei's soundtrack in August 2000 at Comiket 58; Dōsei was Tactics' first game. Moon has been referenced in other media not directly related to the game, such as in Tactics' third game One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e, and in the second anime adaptation of Key's first game Kanon.

"Moon" is a song by Icelandic artist Björk. It is the first track on her album Biophilia and was released as the fourth and final single before the release of the album. Each song in the album features a theme related to nature. In "Moon", Björk explores the lunar cycles and the effect they have on Earth.

Moon is a studio album by Canadian musician Kenny Wheeler and British pianist John Taylor, recorded in 2001 and released on Egea Records. The album also features clarinetist Gabriele Mirabassi on some tracks.

Moon is a first-person shooter video game developed by Renegade Kid exclusively for the Nintendo DS. The game was originally set to be shipped in North America on November 18, 2008, but the developer later pushed back the release to January 13, 2009. It was also released on July 3, 2009 in Europe.

The game's publishing rights were originally owned by Mastiff Games in the United States following a five-year agreement. In January 2014, it was announced the agreement had since expired, consequently giving Renegade Kid back complete ownership of the title, including publishing rights, and paving way for a potential sequel in development. On January 24, 2014, Renegade Kid unveiled an episodic Nintendo 3DS remake/expansion titled Moon Chronicles.

Moon (stylized as MOON) is the 40th single released in Japan by soloist Koda Kumi. Much like her past summer single FREAKY and 4 hot wave, MOON carried four songs. It charted at #2 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for nineteen weeks. It was released in CD and CD+DVD editions, with the limited editions of both versions carrying the "Piano Version" of Moon Crying.

MOON is certified Gold by RIAJ for shipment of 100,000 copies. It is her last single to pass the 100,000 mark in Oricon sales to date. Moon Crying was certified triple platinum for 750,000 downloads in January 2014.

Moon is a 2009 British science fiction drama film co-written and directed by Duncan Jones. The film follows Sam Bell ( Sam Rockwell), a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a three-year solitary stint mining helium-3 on the far side of the Moon. It was the feature debut of director Duncan Jones. Kevin Spacey voices Sam's robot companion, GERTY. Moon premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and was released in selected cinemas in New York and Los Angeles on 12 June 2009. The release was expanded to additional theatres in the United States and Toronto on both 3 and 10 July and to the United Kingdom on 17 July.

Moon was modestly budgeted and grossed just under $10 million worldwide but was well received by critics. Rockwell's performance found praise as did the film's scientific realism and plausibility. It won numerous film critic and film festival awards and was nominated for Outstanding British Film at the BAFTAs.

Moon, also spelled Mun, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

Moon is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Moon Bloodgood, actress and model
• Moon Landrieu, politician and former Mayor of New Orleans
• Moon Martin, singer and songwriter
• Moon Moon Sen, Indian actress
• Moon Zappa, actress and writer

Moon is the debut studio album by American/British duo Snowbird. It was released in January 2014 by Bella Union. The album also contains a bonus second disc, titled Luna, consisting of remixes by RxGibbs.

Moon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alan R. Moon (born 1951), British designer of board games
• Angus Moon QC (born 1962), British barrister
• Aliona Moon (born 1989), Moldovan singer
• Ben Moon (disambiguation)
• Brendan Moon (born 1958), Australian rugby union player
• Charles Moon, American politician
• Darvin Moon, American amateur poker player
• David Moon, computer scientist and Lisp programmer
• Dean Moon (1927–1987), American hot rod pioneer and founder of the Mooneyes brand of car accessories
• Edwin Moon (1886–1920), British aviation pioneer and war hero
• Elizabeth Moon (born 1945), American science fiction and fantasy author
• Eric Moon (born 1923), American librarian and editor
• George Moon (1909–1981), British actor
• Hartley Moon (1877–after 1934), U.S. Army officer, adjutant general of Alabama
• Jamario Moon (born 1980), American professional basketball player
• Joel Moon (born 1988), Australian rugby league player
• Keith Moon (1946–1978), drummer for rock band The Who
• Kevin Moon (born 1987), Scottish footballer
• Lorna Moon (1886–1930), American author and screenwriter
• Lottie Moon (1840–1912), American Baptist missionary to China
• Madeleine Moon (born 1950), British MP for Bridgend
• Mick Moon (Rupert Vance "Mick" Moon, 1892–1986), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Odas Moon (c.1892–1937), American aviation pioneer
• Parker Thomas Moon (1892–1936), US educator and political scientist
• Parry Moon (1898–1988), American electrical engineer
• Paul Moon (born 1968), New Zealand historian
• Peter Moon (disambiguation)
• Richard Moon (born 6 1979), Australian ice hockey player
• Robert Charles Moon (1844–1914), English ophthalmologist
• Robert James Moon (1911–1989), American physicist, chemist and engineer
• Ronald Moon (born 1940), Chief Justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court
• Rupert Moon (born 1968), Welsh rugby union player
• Rupert Vance Moon: see Mick Moon
• Sarah Moon (born 1941), French photographer
• Sheri Moon (born 1970), American actress and fashion designer
• Slim Moon (born 1967), American record producer and musician
• Wally Moon (born 1930), American major league baseball player
• Warren Moon (born 1956), quarterback in US and Canadian football
• Warren Moon (footballer) (born 1982), Australian soccer player
• William Moon (1818–1894), English inventor of Moon type, a writing system for the blind